Senjuti Saha

Dr Senjuti Saha in May 2023

Senjuti Saha (born 13 May 1963) is a Bangladeshi scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), and board member of the Polio Transition Independent Monitoring Board (TIMB) of the World Health Organization (WHO). She is known for her lead on decoding the genome of SARS-CoV2 in Bangladesh.

Quotes

• Traditionally, technology and resources have been concentrated in the global North, while the most affected populations reside in the global South.
  • [1] scientific research worldwide: the persistent colonial disparity in resource allocation and representation

• Historically, researchers from the global South have been relegated to the role of sample collectors, with data analysis and decision-making often outsourced elsewhere.
  • [2] scientific research worldwide: the persistent colonial disparity in resource allocation and representation

• This is a breakthrough not just because science is done, but also because of where the science is done
  • [3] project marks a milestone in the Human Cell Atlas's history

• I think with every initiative anyone takes in Bangladesh, they take it as a given that there will be barriers.
  • [4] obstacles in local

• A country does not need as many scientists as medical doctors. We just need a few passionate and dedicated individuals who will bring about great discoveries and societal change through their research
  • [5] empowering scientist

• I wanted to show the world that you could be anywhere in the world and be able to sequence. You don’t have to ship samples out to the US or UK. You can sequence wherever you are and everybody's capable. We were able to show that using our small sequencing machine in Bangladesh.
  • [6] sequencing facility

• My generation gets to paint the picture of a Bangladesh where women scientists have the agency to design their own futures
  • [7] smashing the glass ceiling